Re: 2022-05-12 release announcement draft

From: "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>, Euler Taveira <euler(at)eulerto(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: 2022-05-12 release announcement draft
Date: 2022-05-10 02:06:08
Message-ID: e5c12c0d-4b65-8854-82ae-d2858928e2a3@postgresql.org
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On 5/9/22 11:19 AM, Robert Treat wrote:
> On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 11:16 AM Euler Taveira <euler(at)eulerto(dot)com> wrote:
>> On Mon, May 9, 2022, at 11:54 AM, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
>> You raise a good point, which is in the release announcement, should we
>> prefix contrib modules with "contrib"? Perhaps instead of shorthand we
>> spell it out, e.g. "Several fixes for the `pageinspect` module..."
>>
>> Nowadays 'contrib' refers to the physical structure (directory). I wouldn't
>> mention it because it is a development/packaging detail. We use the terminology
>> additional supplied module/program to refer to this piece of software which is
>> kept in the Postgres repository but can be optionally installed. pageinspect
>> (possibly with the URL) is clear enough. However, if you don't like the
>> shorthand, 'pageinspect extension' or 'pageinspect module' are good options.
>>
>
> +1 on this line of thinking from my pov.

Per this line of thinking, here is the next revision that drops
"contrib" and instead links directly to the docs.

Jonathan

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